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Reflections: 26/11 and beyond

The first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks is slowly approaching and it’s a good time to introspect and take stock of the situation. On 26 th November last year, despite all the warnings and intelligence reports of an attack in any form, Mumbai was attacked by ten terrorists who took the easy way inside our territory- the sea. I don’t think anyone anywhere alive on that day will ever forget the shock and agony that struck and gripped Mumbai for more than 78 hours and permanently etched a terror scar on India. Even though we mourn the deaths of so many innocent people during the attacks, this dark incident has touched every Indian. But what about our response? It has been cold, naïve and irresponsible. The Indian government’s response to 26/11 has been woefully inept and shoddy. We still have not succeeded in putting more international pressure on Pakistan to bring the perpetrators to book. The AJMAL KASAB hangover is still looming large on us. We keep on sending dossiers...

British RAJ :

Thank you, Raj Thackeray for showing everyone what a danger you and your party are to the constitution. Thank you, for reminding us, in case if we have forgotten that the people of Maharashtra have done a grave mistake in giving u a decent representation in the legislative assembly.We will definitely be more ALERT in the future. Thank you for trying to divide Maharashtra which at present is struggling very hard to remain UNITED. This WARINING will not go unnoticed. Thank you for achieving something that no one has ever managed to achieve so far, attacking an MLA in the assembly when the house is in motion. This incident will not be forgotten for a very long time. Thank you, for making us (the common man) feel helpless and weak. I hope, this will make us STRONGER in the near future. Thank you for ignoring the FAITH put up in you by the people of Maharashtra. We would not blindly TRUST any political leader in the future. Thank you for ignoring the future of Maharashtra and its peo...